SportsLife is Manitoba ’ s amateur sports magazine . This is where sports fans will meet the Olympians of tomorrow and the medalists of today and they all compete right here in Manitoba . We exist to pay tribute to those who make sport so important to this province .
Published by SportsLife Publications , it is edited by Scott Taylor and is designed and developed by Scott Taylor , Debbie Dunmall and OV Suvajac . SportsLife Magazine is printed by The Winnipeg Sun .
Any opinions expressed belong solely to the authors and do not necessarily express the views of the magazine , or of the publishers . All published work is edited for accuracy , style , and clarity . We do accept unsolicited material as long as it refers to athletes , coaches , or volunteers involved in sport in Manitoba .
For all information and advertising rates , we can be reached at 204-996-4146 .
PUBLISHER OV Suvajac publisher @ sportslife . life # 202B - 2621 Portage Avenue Winnipeg , Manitoba R3J 0P7 204-996-4146
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Scott Taylor sdtaylor2 @ shaw . ca
ART DIRECTOR Debbie Dunmall ddunmall @ gmail . com
ADVERTISING OV Suvajac SportsLife @ live . ca
COVER PHOTO Brooke Pirrie , Julia Maisey and Kyla Milne taken by James Carey Lauder in the photo studio at Tec Voc High School
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Jeff and Tara Miller / 100 Acre Woods Photography , James Carey Lauder Sports Photography , Dan LeMoal , Canadian Sport Centre Manitoba , Manitoba Lacrosse Hall of Fame , NASCAR , Manitoba Organization for Disc Sports , Assiniboia Downs , Anderson / Boulanger Family
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Scott Taylor , Al Gowriluk
A change of seasons
We certainly had a wonderful summer in Winnipeg . The Winnipeg Goldeyes won the championship of the American Association , the folks out at Assiniboia Downs had perhaps the best meet in the last 50 years and Olympians Desiree Scott , Sophie Schmidt and Chantal van Landeghem brought back medals from the Rio Olympics .
In this issue of SportsLife , we ’ ll look back on a number of outstanding performances from the Summer of 2016 . But we ’ ll also look ahead to some events coming to Winnipeg in the next 24 months and introduce you to some people you might not have met before .
We ’ re now less than a year from the Opening Ceremonies for the 2017 Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg and in two years , the World Masters Ultimate Championship will be held in Winnipeg . We ’ ll introduce you to the local board of the Canada Games and also set you up for one of the greatest Disc Championships on the planet .
We ’ ll also introduce you to the 2016 Bisons women ’ s soccer team and Bison ’ s men ’ s football team , Rifles star runningback Michael Ritchott , race car driver Amber Balcaen , young hockey players Vanessa Klimpke and Renee Stevenson and UND football players Mason Bennett and Brady Oliveira .
As well , we ’ ll introduce you to three young women playing with the boys in the Winnipeg High School Football League . Manitoba has a wonderful , diverse , equal and welcoming sports community and the WHSFL is just another one of those leagues that says ,” Come one , come all , and let ’ s play !”
Here at SportsLife Magazine , we ’ re thrilled that Manitobans love to play , no matter the sport and no matter the time of year . We are changing seasons from baseball and horse racing to football and hockey . The games never stop and we certainly wouldn ’ t have it any other way .
– SCOTT TAYLOR Editor-in-Chief
SportsLife is published at least six times a year by SportsLife Publications . All sales are managed by SportsLife Publications . All design and layout is provided by Debbie Dunmall and SportsLife is printed by The Winnipeg Sun . www . SportsLife . life
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